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          ArtOglethorpe and the IndiansBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012James Oglethorpe, who founded the colony of Georgia and became its first governor, is shown making peace on the site of Savannah with the chief of the Muskogee Indians, who presents a buffalo skin decorated with an eagle, symbol of love and protection. (1732)
    ArtAmerica and HistoryBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The first panel contains the only allegorical figures in the frieze. America, wearing a liberty cap, stands in the center with her spear and shield.
    ArtBattle of LexingtonBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012British troops fire on colonists, who had gathered at Lexington to stop them from going on to Concord to destroy a colonial supply depot. Major Pitcairn, the British officer on horseback, had ordered the colonists to disarm and disperse. As they began to do so, a single shot was fired, which led to
    ArtThe Birth of AviationBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The first flight at Kitty Hawk (December 17, 1903) is depicted, with Orville Wright in the Flyer, which has just left the ground, and Wilbur running alongside to steady the wing. In the background stand Leonardo da Vinci, Samuel Pierpont Langley, and Octave Chanute; each holds a model of his earlier
    ArtCaptain Smith and PocahontasBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Pocahontas saves Captain John Smith, one of the founders of Jamestown, Virginia, from being clubbed to death. Her father, Chief Powhatan, is seated at the left. This scene is the first showing English settlement. (1607)
    ArtWestward the Course of Empire Takes Its WayBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Emanuel Leutze's mural celebrates the western expansion of the United States. A group of pioneers and their train of covered wagons are pictured at the continental divide, looking towards the sunset and the Pacific Ocean. The border depicts vignettes of exploration and frontier mythology. Beneath
    ArtSigning of the ConstitutionBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Howard Chandler Christy's painting depicts Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. Completed in 1940, the 20-by-30-foot framed oil-on-canvas scene is on display in the east grand stairway of the House wing.
    ArtThe Columbus DoorsBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The Columbus Doors, also called the Rogers Doors or Rotunda Doors, stand imposingly at the main entrance to the U.S. Capitol Building, almost 17 feet high and weighing 20,000 pounds. Designed by American sculptor Randolph Rogers, each scene depicting the life of Christopher Columbus is finely
    ArtApotheosis of WashingtonBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Painted in 1865 by Constantino Brumidi, the Apotheosis of Washington in the eye of the U.S. Capitol Building's Rotunda depicts George Washington rising to the heavens in glory.
    ArtNational Statuary Hall CollectionBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The National Statuary Hall Collection is comprised of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history.
    ArtCar of History ClockBy Sarah Davis|January 4, 2012The marble Car of History by Carlo Franzoni (1789-1819) is located above the north door to National Statuary Hall (the Old Hall of the House of Representatives) in the United States Capitol.
    ArtHouse Bronze DoorsBy Sarah Davis|January 4, 2012The bronze doors of the House wing are comparable to those in the Senate. Each valve consists of three panels and a medallion depicting significant events in American history.
    ArtMagna Carta Replica and DisplayBy Sarah Davis|January 4, 2012The Magna Carta display in the Crypt of the United States Capitol features a replica of the English document whose principles underlie much of the Constitution of the United States. The entire display was made in England by the artist Louis Osman and was presented to the United States as a gift from
    ArtMinton TilesBy Sarah Davis|January 4, 2012The richly patterned and colored Minton tile floors are one of the most striking features of the extensions of the United States Capitol. They were first installed in 1856, when Thomas U. Walter was engaged in the design and construction of vast additions to the Capitol (1851-1865). For the floors
    ArtPresident's Room ChandelierBy Sarah Davis|January 4, 2012This bronze chandelier provides light for the President's Room of the U.S. Capitol.
    ArtSenate Bronze DoorsBy Sarah Davis|January 4, 2012The bronze doors of the Senate wing are comparable to those in the House. Each valve consists of three panels, depicting events in the life of George Washington and Revolutionary War scenes, and an allegorical medallion.
    ArtSmall Senate Rotunda ChandelierBy Sarah Davis|January 4, 2012This chandelier has hung in the Small Senate Rotunda since 1965. Imported from Europe in 1903, it previously hung in a historic Baltimore theater and a Capitol Hill church. Originally smaller, it has been enlarged and modified over its history.
    ArtSurrender of Lord CornwallisBy Sarah Davis|December 29, 2011The painting Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull is on display in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. The subject of this painting is the surrender of the British army at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, which ended the last major campaign of the Revolutionary War.
    ArtSurrender of General BurgoyneBy Sarah Davis|December 28, 2011The event shown in this painting is the surrender of British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York on October 17, 1777.
    ArtLanding of ColumbusBy Sarah Davis|December 23, 2011This painting depicts Christopher Columbus and members of his crew on a beach in the West Indies, newly landed from his flagship Santa Maria on October 12, 1492.
    ArtGeneral George Washington Resigning His CommissionBy Sarah Davis|December 23, 2011The painting General George Washington Resigning His Commission by John Trumbull is on display in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. This painting depicts the scene on Dec. 23, 1783, in the Maryland State House in Annapolis when George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the
    ArtEmbarkation of the PilgrimsBy Sarah Davis|December 23, 2011This painting depicts the Pilgrims on the deck of the ship Speedwell on July 22, 1620, before they departed from Delfs Haven, Holland, for North America, where they sought religious freedom.
    ArtDeclaration of IndependenceBy Sarah Davis|December 23, 2011This painting depicts the moment on June 28, 1776, when the first draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the Second Continental Congress.
    ArtBaptism of PocahontasBy Sarah Davis|December 23, 2011This painting depicts the ceremony in which Pocahontas, daughter of the influential Algonkian chief Powhatan, was baptized and given the name Rebecca in an Anglican church.
    ArtCortez and Montezuma at Mexican TempleBy Sarah Davis|December 22, 2011The Spaniard Hernando Cortez, conqueror of Mexico, enters the Aztec temple in 1519. He is welcomed by Emperor Montezuma II, who thought Cortez was a god. The calendar stone and idols are based on sketches that artist Constantino Brumidi made in Mexico City. (1520)
    ArtColonization of New EnglandBy Sarah Davis|December 22, 2011Early settlers cut and saw trees and use the lumber to construct a building, possibly a warehouse for their supplies.
    ArtBurial of DeSotoBy Sarah Davis|December 22, 2011Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto died of a fever while searching for gold in Florida and the territory north of the Gulf of Mexico. To protect his body from enemies, his men buried him at night in the Mississippi River, which he had been the first European to discover. (1542)
    ArtAmerican Army Entering the City of MexicoBy Sarah Davis|December 22, 2011General Winfield Scott is shown during the Mexican War, entering the capital. Peace came in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which fixed the Mexican-American border at the Rio Grande River and recognized the accession of Texas. The treaty also extended the boundaries of the United States
    
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